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Nindoru, Sojiruh

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Nindoru, Sojiruh CR 4 CE Outsider (native) This creature resembles a desiccated humanoid corpse, its arms overly long and broken in multiple places. Its head is shrunken in on itself, lips stitched shut with strands of its own hair. Its ribcage is open, and a swarm of red butterflies flutters inside it.

Sojiruh are the most common of the nindoru, outsiders that come about through the corruption of reincarnation and natural cycles. Sojiruh represent the corruption of the cycle of reincarnation itself. The first sojiruh were created when people who had already passed through several cycles of reincarnation turned their back on the goal of enlightenment, but many sojiruh are created from souls wrenched out of place by being killed by other nindoru. Those who follow philosophies of reincarnation and enlightenment view sojiruh as abominations; sojiruh find those who follow such philosophies to be tempting targets.

Sojiruhs can sniff out victims with reincarnated souls and target them first and foremost. Their broken blades deal damage with mental anguish as much as they do with actual sharpened steel. A sojiruh can scream with the voice of its victim, harmonizing with their cries of anguish as it feeds on their fear and life force alike. Sojiruh consider the pairing of fear with life similarly to how mortal gourmets treat a wine paired with a meal, and when they are not actively hunting mortals, may compare tasting notes.

Despite their sewn shut mouth, sojiruh can speak freely with hollow-sounding voices. They stretch their mouths open only to scream. When they do scream, the butterflies in their chest beat their wings frantically, as if to fan the flames of the nindoru’s hunger. Sojiruh and meokdan get along reasonably well, with the weaker meokdan flocking to a sojiruh’s side to scavenge on its victims. Sojiruh are interested in unusual sounds, and their lairs are often decorated with chimes, sōzu fountains, and other noisemakers. They use these in conjunction with their own abilities, using ghost sound and ventriloquism spells to confuse and disorient intruders.

Sojiruh CR 4 XP 1,200 CE Medium outsider (chaos, evil, native, nindoru) Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft., Perception +11 Defense AC 19, touch 13, flat-footed 16 (+3 Dex, +2 natural, +4 armor) hp 37 (5d10+10) Fort +5, Ref +7, Will +7 DR 5/silver; Immune death effects, energy drain; Resist negative 10, sonic 10 Defensive Abilities manifest armor Offense Speed 30 ft. Melee broken shortsword +9 (1d6+4 plus 1d6 psychic/19-20) Special Attacks ruin wielder, stolen scream Spell-like Abilities CL 5th, concentration +8 At will—ghost sound (DC 13), telekinetic projectile3/day—cause fear (DC 14), ventriloquism (DC 14) 1/day—decrepit disguise(DC 15), quintessence(DC 15), shatter (DC 15), sound burst (DC 15) Statistics Str 16, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 17 Base Atk +5; CMB +8; CMD 21 Feats Athletic, Combat Expertise, Great Fortitude Skills Acrobatics +8, Climb +13, Intimidate +11, Knowledge (arcana, religion) +10, Perception +11, Stealth +11, Swim +13 Languages Aklo, Common, Necril SQ soul shred Ecology Environment any land or underground Organization solitary, pair or pack (3-8) Treasure incidental (broken shortsword) Special Abilities Manifest Armor (Su) As a standard action, a sojiruh can conjure a suit of armor made of interlocking bones and wicker. This grants it a +4 armor bonus to its AC without imposing any armor check penalties. This armor is treated as having hardness 5 and 5 hp for the purposes of sundering, and is automatically destroyed if the sojiruh takes a critical hit that deals bludgeoning, piercing or slashing damage. Ruin Wielder (Su) Any broken light weapon wielded by a sojiruh ignores the penalties for being broken. A sojiruh treats any broken light weapon as if it were a +1 weapon, and deals an additional 1d6 points of psychic damage on a hit. Soul Shred (Su) Any attempt to return a creature slain by a sojiruh from the dead, or animate it as an undead, must succeed a DC 19 caster level check. If the nindoru that killed that creature is itself slain, this effect no longer functions. Stolen Scream (Su) As a standard action, a sojiruh can target a creature within 30 feet by screaming in its own voice. The affected creature takes 4d6 points of psychic damage and is shaken for 1 minute; a successful DC 15 Will save halves the damage and negates the shaken effect. If a creature fails its save and has past lives (such as a samsaran or someone subject to the reincarnate spell), the sojiruh heals 2d8+5 points of damage. A creature that succeeds this save is immune to the stolen scream of that sojiruh for the next 24 hours. This is a mind-influencing fear effect, and the save DC is Charisma based.